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Sheriff’s deputies in Minneapolis fatally shoot murder suspect -local media
(Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies in Minneapolis shot and killed a man wanted for murder on Thursday afternoon in a parking lot, an incident that drew a small protest nearby, the Minneapolis Star Tribune...
Jun 03, 2021
PCCHD talks return to normalcy as Phase 5 looms
PEORIA, Ill. — As COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations, and vaccinations continue to trend in the right direction in the tri-county area and Illinois, a return to some sort of normalcy looms on ...
Jun 03, 2021
UK’s Sunak ‘hugely optimistic’ about G7 agreement
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he was very hopeful that a meeting of G7 finance ministers in London on Friday and Saturday would reach a concrete agreement on taxing larg...
Jun 03, 2021
Opposition decries ‘hostage’ video as Belarus airs confession of detained journalist
(Reuters) - Detained journalist Roman Protasevich appeared on Belarusian state television on Thursday, tearfully confessing to his role in anti-government protests in an interview which the opposition...
Jun 03, 2021
U.S. Post Service chief faces FBI probe over campaign fundraising
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating campaign fundraising activity involving a company that the head of the U.S. Postal Service formerly led, a spokesman for Postmaster ...
Jun 03, 2021
AstraZeneca’s Lynparza reduces relapse and death in breast cancer patients
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's drug Lynparza reduced the risk of relapse and death in patients with breast cancer in a late stage trial, the British drugmaker said on Thursday. (Reporting by Mrinalika ...
Jun 03, 2021
Canada vows action, but no time frame, on violence against indigenous women
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Thursday it would direct more resources to First Nations police and address systemic racism in the justice system and law enf...
Jun 03, 2021
Investors see Biden’s 15% minimum tax offer as positive
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hailed U.S. President Joe Biden's offer on Thursday to scrap his proposed 28% corporate tax hike as a move in the right direction and embraced the idea o...
Jun 03, 2021
Brazilian army exonerates general criticized for appearance with Bolsonaro
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Eduardo Pazuello, a Brazilian army general who rankled feathers among many officials and fellow military officials for appearing at a campaign rally with President Jair Bolsonaro,...
Jun 03, 2021
Attack on U.S. Capitol caused $1.5 million in damage, prosecutors say
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday said the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol caused $1.5 million in damages and indicated that individuals accused of particip...
Jun 03, 2021
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